Leading Social Transformation, Building the Creative Economy
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Positioning Growth: forLeading Social Transformation, Building the Creative Economy Report on the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture 2009 - 2010 Presented to Parliament by The Honourable Olivia Grange, MP Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, with responsibility for Women and Gender Affairs, Community Development and Entertainment Table of Contents Revision of the National Youth Policy............................................ 17 Policy Development .............................................17 Foreword ..............................................6 Youth Mainstreaming through Sports ..............17 Introduction .........................................7 Mainstreaming and Multi-Sectoral Co-ordination ..................18 Section 1: Overview ............................8 Possibility Programme .........................................18 Vision ......................................................................8 The St. Andrew Care Centre ............................................................18 Departments and Agencies ................................8 Skills Employment and Training Centre ........................................19 Mission ....................................................................8 Youth Hostel ................................................................................................19 Subjects ...................................................................8 Re-socialisation Camp ............................................................................19 Section 2: Youth ..................................9 Achievements ................................................................................19 National Centre for Youth Development .......10 Priority Actions .............................................................................20 Operation Phoenix .....................................................................10 Section 3: Community Development .......................................21 St. James YIC ................................................................................................11 Integrated Community Development Policy ..22 Kingston YIC .................................................................................................11 Social Development Commission ....................22 Portmore YIC ..............................................................................................11 Organising and Empowering Communities ...............................22 St. Mary YIC ..................................................................................................11 Research ........................................................................................................22 Portland YIC .................................................................................................12 Community Development Planning ...............................................24 Future Youth Information Centres .....................................12 Engagement with Youth Organisations ............................14 Section 4: Gender Issues and Women’s Affairs ...................................................25 National Secondary Student’s Council (NSSC)...................... 14 The National Gender Policy ..................................................26 Jamaica Youth Ambassadors’ Programme ...................................14 Sexual Harassment Policy .......................................................26 National Youth Parliament ...................................................................15 Legislative Agenda/Legal Reform ........................................26 Youth Journeys ...........................................................................................15 Bureau of Women’s Affairs .................................27 Engaging Youth At-Risk in organised spaces .................15 Gender Mainstreaming ..........................................................................27 Youth Entrepreneurship ...........................................................16 The Male Desk ...........................................................................................27 The National Youth Entrepreneurship Policy ............................16 Gender-based Violence ..........................................................................27 Jamaica Youth Business Trust ...............................................................16 Women and Health .................................................................................28 Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) ..............................16 Research and Data Collection ...........................................................28 Rural Youth Employment Project (RUYE) ..................................17 Poverty/Rural Women ............................................................................29 Youth Development Programme .......................................17 Priority Actions .............................................................................30 Phase One .......................................................................................17 Leading Social Transformation, Building the Creative Economy 3 Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation Summer Camp ...........................................................................................42 (WCJF) ...................................................................31 Holistic Sports Programme ................................................................42 Highlights ..........................................................................................31 Sports Development Foundation .....................43 Priority Actions .............................................................................31 Infrastructure development ...................................................43 Section 5: Sports .................................33 Support to Sports Associations ..........................................45 Sports for all ..........................................................34 Grants to Government Agencies .......................................45 The National Strategic Framework and Action Plan for Sport ................................................................................................................34 Constituency Development Fund ......................................45 Little League Football ................................................................35 Priority Actions .............................................................................46 Mojo 6 Raceway Golf LPGA Tournament ....................35 Section 6: Culture and Entertainment .....................................47 Community Sports .....................................................................36 Promotion of Jamaica’s cultural expression, identity and Priority Actions .............................................................................36 diversity as the foundation of national solidarity and commitment to development ....................48 Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission ....................37 National Commission on Reparations ..........................................48 Education Programme ..............................................................37 Labour Day ..................................................................................................48 Testing Programme .....................................................................37 Maroon and Rastafari Celebrations ...............................................49 Athlete Database and Registered Testing Pool ........................37 Culture and Education ...........................................................................50 Doping Control .........................................................................................38 Passing of Jamaican Greats ..................................................................50 Priority Actions .............................................................................38 Promotion of Jamaica’s transnational and international image ...................................................................................50 Independence Park Limited ...............................39 The Second Congress on Ibero-American Culture .............50 Independence Park complex ................................................39 Visit of the Tianjin Song and Dance Troupe ...............................50 Maintenance .................................................................................................39 Jamaican Diaspora Future Leaders Conference...................... 51 Usage ...............................................................................................................39 World Summit on Arts and Culture in South Africa ...........52 Herb McKenley ..........................................................................................40 Visit of the South African Minister of Culture ..........................52 Greenfield Stadium in Trelawny ..........................................40 Development of Jamaica’s cultural/creative Efficiency savings ........................................................................................40 industries ..........................................................................53 Usage of the facility .................................................................................40 International Colloquium on Creative Industries, Brussels ...........................................................................................................53 Priority Actions .............................................................................41